Combination filing cabinet and desk unit



Oct. 12, 1943. J. .1. HOLLECK COMBINATION FILING CABINET AND DESK UNIT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 14, 1943 n 011 ZZgoAz 2/ v 056 Mi Oct. 12, 1943. .1. J. HOLLECK 2,331,472

COMBINATION FILING CABINET AND DESK UNIT Filed May 14, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 QZEz %e22 2 62 k oise v 3 4 W? Patented Oct. 12, 1943 COlVEBlNATION FILING CABINET AND DESKUNIVT Joseph JlHolleck, Berwyn,. llli,; Application May 14, 1943, Serial No. 432039 7 -Claim su o1. 129-4 This inventionv relates to aportable filing I and posting cabinet or boxa' q desk unit of the general, type wherein recorpl-Joearing cards vor paper blanks are periodically posted and maintained for the purpose of maintaining a systematic, ac

curate record whichinay be conveniently referred to,

It isan object of thisinventionto provide a novel filing and posting cabinetv for cards or blanks wherein the closable' receptacle issu bstantiallyof rectangular cross section, and having an inner inclined bottom'or shelf and a sloping or inclined innerback panel or support" against whichthe cardsorblanks normally rest when in,upstanding'positions upon said inner bottom or shelf, and wherein a hingedly mounted worl or desl; panel which, when in non-use forms .a portion of the receptacle or cabinet,,is

pivoted in downwardly inclined position to form an incline convenientworl; surface and support for the hand as in usual posting.

A- further object of the invention is the provision of. acard and record cabinet adapted for, use in connection withrecord bearing cards on which entries are to be made on either or both sides thereof, andwherein the larger portion of one of the'side walls of the cabinet is hingedly mounted to per'mit opening and closing n evement thereof, and which is provided with guards or guide flangesand braces extending into the cabinet and which guides of said, pivoted i work or desk panelhave inwardly turnedend flanges off'said panel. I

A further object of rny invention includes the provisionof aportable DQsting and filing cabi adapted to stop the cards frornsliding entirely! eei ql or a nefi nenable et m". nd

hayiil the side panel Divotally niounted and: r vi v thnp ari y, r endii s e ange 1 i uides a d, ra es. her by eili v ed w ki e i l e s r er es n pe n ned Q ipii. and. wh rein. the i a in thasa nner k ine ls q edjbqi pm 5 ex end n w r ly from .the point of pivotal connectionof said eia mo ted, qikman A further object of the invention is the prof vision of posting and filing cabinets of the gen,- eral type referredtoin theypreceding paragraphs wherein. one or. more. of the, side or end walls of ate guide slots wherein. projections secured 'on the braces of thapivOted won; panel slide during emes; nd ea n msvem -n f Said QF ina s Other and further important objects of my invention will be apparent frorn the following de* scription and claims'.

This invention"(in 11 preferred forrn is 11;. lustrated in the accompanying drawings and said" illustrated form is herein described by reference to. erents ume als Fig 'l is a perspective View of a preferred form qf my novel (combination filing and posting ing partially broltenaway. V

Fig. 2 is a perspective View thereof with the cabinetand desk unitjportions ofthe cover be-" postingtpanel or desk unit'f closed and-with a cover closed thereon.

Fig 3 isa crosssectional view talren on a ver'- -tic'a1 p ane through'the ,cente'r'of the unit.

Fig. is a perspective view'of said filing and posting cabinet and desk unit wherein guide slots are provided in the end panels ofthe unit which cooperate projections "of inwardly extending braces to support the workpanel or desk unit in open and work position.

Fig. 5 isan enl'a'rged cross sectional view illustrating the mounting, in theibrac'es or arms, of beaded guide elenients which of the cabinet 'end walls.

.Referringtolthe drawings, reference numeral Iii generally designates a cabinet or receptacle of any suitable material such as wood, paper, fibre board, metal, brother cellulosic or equivalentmat erial', amt/meats defined by a substantially 'fiat bottdm II, and upwardly extending' end walls" I2an'd I3; aconnecting back wall l4; and a relatively shorter connecting frontwall section or panel 15. "Said bottom, said wallsfand wall section or panel" are connected at their respective juncturefsiin'any presently known suitable manner, as forexample. in the case of cardboard or"fibr e"board, such securance' may be by, adhesive, oif'overlapping and connecting cexmented strips,- or jfastening elements or the like.

The stationary front wall section (5 extends upwardlyffr oni bottom'f'll preferably less than one-half of the" distance to the upper edges of the container. The upper corners of'the end walls 5- :l2 a1nd1 lfiare preferably rounded. or beveled subnii l tively. I I

Reference numeral l6 designates an upper mas indicated at 'lZa and Ba respecner bottoni or shelf, hereinafter also designated thereceptacle or cabinetare provided witharcuw 1 s th jinij e ott Pa e which is prgferably:

stationary front; wall section 15 by any suitable slide in slots means, as for example, cement or suitable fastening elements. To facilitate securance of said forward edge of inner bottom IS, the forward edge may optionally be bent angularly and downwardly as illustrated in the cross sectional view of Fig. 3 and suitably cemented to the inner surface of stationary, front wall section l5. Said inner bottom 16 is preferably, though optionally, secured or connected to the edge portion of the hinged or pivoted work panel 20, hereinafter described, by an adhesive strip of fabric or paper I60. which is secured in position overlying the joint or juncture between the aforesaid parts.

Said inner bottom 16 is preferably slightly inclined inwardly as indicated in the drawings, and its inner portion is connected to or joined with the lower edge portion of an inner inclined back panel l1 which may be made of paper, fibre, wood, metal or other suitable relatively stiff material. clined plane as indicated and extends upwardly to the upper edge of the back wall l4 to which back wall it is secured in any suitable manner, as for example, by a plurality of optional staples designated as lBa, or by cement orother fastening means.

It will be noted that the inner bottom or shelf IS in combination with the inclined inner back I! will normally hold cards or other record blanks in upstanding position and in slightly inclined position so that the same will not of themselves tip over toward the user, though they may conveniently be tipped or pivoted as desired upon the work panel or desk unit 20 for convenient entries thereon. In instances where the inner bottom [6 and inner back panel I! are made of separate pieces of material, the same may be connected together at their angular junctures by any suitable fastening elements or means, as for example, an adhesive flexible strip l8 as illustrated in Fig, 3.

A suitable outer adhesive fabric or fibrous strip designated as 2| may optionally be secured between the pivoted work panel 20 and lower wall section I to form an additional optional hinge element, it being understood that the cemented fabric strip l6a functions similarly as a hinge means.

I have illustrated in this preferred form an optional hinged cover designated generally by reference numeral l9 having optional angularly extending flanges or flaps and one edge area of said cover I9 being hingedly pivoted to the upper edge portion of the cabinet back wall I4 by any suitable hinge element, as for example,aflexible fabric gummed strip l9a as illustrated in Fig. 3.

Reference numerals 22 and 23 designate upwardly extending guide members or side walls or side wall sections which extend upwardly from the lateral edges of the pivoted work or desk panel 20, and these being preferably perpendicular with reference to said pivoted work panel 20. Said guides, flanges, or side walls 22 and 23 may, optionally be formed integral with the pivoted work panel by. suitable cutting and bending of a sheet or blank of suitable material. Formed integral with the side flanges, guides, or side walls 22 and 23 are inwardly extending tongues, projections, or braces 24 and 25 respectively which terminate at the inner ends in integral extensions 26 and 21 respectively, the edges of said extensions forming recessed shoulders 28 and 29 respectively at the junctures thereof with" the upper edges of said braces. The extensions or braces 24 and 25 are preferably recessed at Said inner back panel I1 lies in an intheir normally inner or lower edges so as to maintain such edges, designated as 24a and 25a, slightly spaced from the front wall section 25 to thereby provide for easier closing of said work panel or desk unit.

The inner inclined back panel I i has the lower parts of its opposite lateral edge areas recessed or cut away as illustrated particularly in Fig. 1 to form openings or slots 30, each of which terminates at its upper end in right angled shoulder 3|. The opposite ends of the inclined inner bottom l6 terminate short of the side walls l2 and I3 so as to provide spaces forming continuations .of the slots 36.

The shape and lengths of the braces 24 and 25 are such that their inner integral extensions 26' and 21 will not contact either the rear wall I 4 or bottom II when said pivoted work panel 20 is opened or closed, and the location of the shoulders 28 and 29 forming parts of the edge areas of said braces are such that said shoulders will engage the respective shoulders of inner in clined back I! to thereby brace and hold the desk or work panel 20 in inclined position and in such positions which are most convenient for the user and to conveniently support the cards or blanks, and in some instances also the hand.

In some posting upon cards or blanks, entries are made upon the reverse sides of the cards and in such instances the user may quickly and easily grip one or more cards and tip them forward and down, i. e., face downward upon the pivoted work panel 20 and in superposed position, successively making the respective entries. Either in the aforesaid manual movement of the cards or in any other desired movement of the cards, whichever side thereof is to have entries aflixed thereto, the cards are moved between the side walls or guide flanges 22 and 23 which guide them and cause them to be positioned and superposed upon the pivotal work panel 29 in uniform and accu rate position with respect to each other. In order that convenient means may be provided for uniformity in stacking the successively moved cards upon which entries have been made, and so that a completed group or stack thereof may be easily placed upon the inner bottom panel I6, I provide inwardly extending stop flanges 32 and 33 respectively which are preferably formed integrally with guides or side flanges 22 and 23 respectively by turning the end portions thereof inwardly toward each other so that the end edges will lie closer together than the distance between the end edges of the record cards to be utilized.

As the cards or blanks are successively placed upon the pivoted work panel 20, they will be gradually normally slid to the lowest possible point wherein their opposite end portions contact the stop flanges 32 and 33. This results in the successive cards becoming uniformly superposed and positioned to maintain an even stack so that when a series of postings have been made the entire stack or group thereof may be quickly and easily moved back and stood in position upon the inner inclined bottom [6 merely by closing of the pivoted work panel 20 to closed position, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

I have illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 the aforesaid combination record cabinet and desk unit wherein each of the integral pivoted braces 24 and 25 has securely mounted therein a headed or flanged bolt or screw 34 by means of opposed threaded nuts 35 which are positioned on opposite sides of each of said braces so as to hold the headed or flanged portion of the bolt in substantially assa -1412;: I perpendicular: position;withorespectttbatheabraces: guides:adaptedato;limitzthesdownward'movement;. inuwhichiiittisi mountednci W'h'ere'e th'is bracingc? ofuthercardsson saidl;wonlg=:panel. I-. 1 meansi is :employed:,ii the-endawallsrxlzlearrdrl3 on: 31; In.-' a 1.-:r cord filing: cabinet: an spostingn the c'ontainert'or1cabinet'iareaprovideduwith:suiteI 1 unit of 'substantially rectangulan cross section-u y:positionedilarcuateiislotssiistandrfl'sinosubet 5t and includingeparallel side walls and verticalba'ck v stantially-lithe" 100941101111 i i 11111 'al wall and a lowerifront wall sectiontaninn'er bot withtthevpointiof the-shingeemeansiof thespivotedir ton'r----- paneliextt'endlng inwardly from 'the uppe wlork: panelf2fl i-asitheiaxial point: t. Thei-he'adbor dg t o p d'jro t p s t in-i flange" .portions of-: theeboltsi 34-3 are; :adap'te'di to clined linner back-:panel extending-from the 7 up 1 slide:inislots 36uand 3li respectivelyythe Zflangesslil edgeapoptionuofisaid ffont s t cti t oitheadsnthereofzengagings the outer-surfaces of! I the 'm rbottom panel} a front- 'wall panel endowatl's i e p ive y: l ni ge iy c nnected' aiong one edge -tosaid lower 7 TI ain awareithat.variousechangesmay bemade-i v front-wall sectioniparallelgui'dtflanges xtendbottom; an inner inclined back panel connected 3 in the embodiment: of theainventionc hereire i gu warmyfrom' saidjh-inged front wallpanel', specifically describednwithout-ideparting; from :or: 15,; flange like stop means extendi'ngs ng lar-1ysacrificing any of the advantagesof the invenig re e tntol. tha-{juf t d s x gu es t o y res e eo and no hi in t flanges'andada-p'ted toliinit-thedownward-inoveabove description shall be construed as limitai; of rd on aid hinged panel. tiens p the invention, its Concept stlllee 4. In a card record filing cabinet and posting tural em od e t a to the Wh e y a unit of substantially rectangular cross section and the eof as Set fo h in the ppe Claims. including parallel side walls and vertical back I claim: wall and a lower front wall section; an inner bot- 1. In a combination card filing cabinet and t panel extending inwardly from the upper portable posting desk unit, a substantially cubeedge portion of said front wall section; an inaped o haV a ot and a perpendicllclined inner back panel extending from the upper larly xtendin ut a k a l and parallel side edge area of said vertical wall to the inner bot Wa s extending upwardly from said b t and tom panel; portions of the lateral edges of said having a relatively short front wall section conincnned b panel being paced from the box me tin s id e Walls and merging W h Said side walls to form openings; a front wall panel hingedly connected along one edge to said lower at its uppe ed With Outer back Wall and front wall section; parallel guide flanges extendx n i w w y t p i above the ningupwa'rdly from said hinged Wall panel; braces tainer bottom and hav n e te on its extending inwardly from said guide flanges and lateral edges; an inclined bottom panel con- I m vable in said openings, and a stop member exneeted o t e pp edge areas of said front 3 tending inwardly from the outer end of each of Wall section and ex di to the lower ed e said guide flanges and adaptedto limit the downportions of said inner inclined back panel whered me t of card on aid hinged panel.

y the ard ts rma y supp rt d thereon 5. In a card record filing cabinet and posting will be held substantially p l to i ner unit of substantially rectangular cross section and b k pan l; a substantially rectangular front 40 including parallel side walls and vertical back p l in y Connected to h pp r ed p wall and a lower front Wall section; an inner bot tion of said front wall section and adapted to tom panel extending inwardly from the upper lose th fr n opening of ai in r; upedge portion of said front wall section; an inwardly extending side walls on said hinged front clined inner back panel extending from the upper p nel havi inwardly extending flanges on their edge area of said backwall to the inner bottom outer ends adapted to form retaining stops for panel; a front wall panelhingedly connected cards or the like; inwardly extending tonguealong one edgeto said'lower' front wall section;

like braces integral with the inner end portions parallel guide flanges extending upwardly from of said side walls of said hinged front panel, the said hinged wall panel; inwardly bent stop flanges ends of said last mentioned braces being adapted do on the outer ends of said guide flanges adapted to engage the extension of said inclined inner to limit thedownward movement of cards on said back panel. hinged panel; lateral extensions on said inclined 2. In a card filing and posting unit of the deinner back panel forming shouldersupon the latscribed class; a substantially cubicle box having eral edges thereofv and forming slots adjacent parallel side walls and connecting back wall ex- 55 thereto; and integral extensions on said guide tending upwardly from the bottom thereof and flanges forming braces adapted to engage said having a lower front section connecting the lower shoulders to support said hinged front panel in parts of said side walls; an inwardly inclined shelf downwardly inclined position, said braces being extending inwardly from the upper edge "of said adapted to move in said slots and to engage said lower front wall section; an inner inclined back shoulders to hold said hinged front panel in inpanel extending from the upper edge portion of clined open position.

said back wall to form a juncture with said shelf 6. In a portable filing cabinet for cards or the" at points between said back wall and said front like, a cubiclecontainer having back and side wall section, said inner back panel having its walls and a bottom and removable cover; a lower lateral edges cut away over a portion of its length stationary front wall section extending upwardly: to form slots adjacent the container side walls; from the container bottom to points below the a supporting and work panel hingedly connected central area of the container; a pivotal front secalong one edge to the upper edge portion of said tion hinged along one edge to said lower wall seclower front wall section; upwardly extending tion and, when lowered, being adapted to form guides connected to the lateral edges of said a support for card units and for the workers hinged work panel and having their inner ends hand; side wall sections extending upwardly from extending into said box and in positions to enthe two lateral edges of said pivotal front secgage the end portions of said slots to brace said tion; inwardly bent flanges on the outer ends of work panel in open position; and inwardly exsaid side wall sections and adapted to form stops tending stop flanges on the outer ends of said for card units; and inwardly extending exteninner back panel extensions/to support said pivotal front section in open inclined position. 1

7. In a card record filing cabinet and posting unit of substantially rectangular cross section and including parallel side walls and vertical back wall and a lower front wall section, said side walls having arcuate slots therein; an inner bottom-panel extending inwardly from the upper edge portion of said front wall section; an inclinedinner back panel extending from the upper edge area of said vertical wall to the inner bot tom panel; a front wall panel hingedly connected alongone edge to said lower front wall section; parallel guide flanges extending upwardly from said hinged wall panel; inwardly bent stop flanges on the outer ends of said guide flanges adapted to limit the'downward movement of cards on said hinged panel; braces on said guide flanges extending inwardly; and a pair of laterally projecting stud elements secured in said braces and adapted to move in said side wall slots, the engagement of said studs with the upper ends 0! said slots being adapted to support said hinged front wall panel in open position.

'JOSEPH J. HOLLECK. 

